Recording apparatus having a rotatable cover including a guide for guiding a non-continuous record sheet to a recording head and having another guide for guiding a continuous record sheet having holes therein to the recording head

Abstract

A recording apparatus including a body having a case, a first feeding device, a guide portion, a second feeding device, and a cover. The first feeding device feeds a record sheet to a recording position by frictional force. The guide portion guides a continuous record sheet supplied from a record paper source disposed outside of the apparatus. The second feeding device accepts the record sheet from the guide portion and feeds the record sheet to the recording position through the first feeding device. The second feeding device includes at least one pin which is adapted to engage a hole in the record sheet. The cover has a free end including a guide for guiding a non-continuous record sheet from outside the apparatus to the recording position through the first feeding device. The cover further has an engagement portion on the opposite end of the cover from the guide, for rotatably attaching the cover to the case.

What I claim is: 
     
       1. A recording apparatus comprising: a body including a case;   first feed means for feeding a recording sheet by frictional force in a sheet feed direction so as to pass a recording position;   a guide portion for guiding a continuous record sheet supplied from a record paper source;   second feed means disposed closely proximate to and upstream from said first feed means with respect to the sheet feed direction for accepting the record sheet from said guide portion and feeding the record sheet in the sheet feed direction so as to pass the recording position and through said first feed means, said second feed means including at least one pin disposed for cooperating with at least one hole in the record sheet; and   cover means rotatably attached to said case for covering said guide portion and said second feed means, said cover means comprising a free end including a guide for guiding a non-continuous record sheet from outside of the recording apparatus so as to pass said recording position and through said first feed means, said cover means further comprising an engagement portion on the opposite end of said cover means from said guide for rotatably attaching said cover means to said case.   
     
     
       2. A recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said cover means is releasably attached to said case. 
     
     
       3. A recording apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising driving means for generating a driving force and transmission means for transmitting the driving force from said driving means to said first feed means and said second feed means to actuate said first feed means and said second feed means, respectively. 
     
     
       4. A recording apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising means for manually actuating said first feed means. 
     
     
       5. A recording apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said first feed means includes a platen roller and said actuating means is a knob member for manually rotating said platen roller. 
     
     
       6. A recording apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said driving means is a motor and said transmission means includes a gear for transmitting a rotation force of the motor to said first and second feed means. 
     
     
       7. A recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said cover means has an elongated shape to cover said first feed means.